Processes

Question 1

User Centred Design

Answer 1

User-centred design methods mean placing people, the users, at the centre/heart of any problem.

Question 2

Inclusive Design

Answer 2

Inclusive design means designing products so as many people as possible can use

Question 3

Wastage

Answer 3

Wastage is the process of cutting away material with tools and equipment.

Question 4

Milling

Answer 4

Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material.

Question 5

Welding

Answer 5

Welding is a fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals, by melting the work pieces and adding a filler material to form a pool of molten material

Question 6

Brazing

Answer 6

Brazing is a metal-joining process whereby a filler metal is heated above melting point and distributed between two or more close-fitting parts.

Question 7

Soldering

Answer 7

Soldering is a process in which two or more metal items are joined together by melting and flowing solder

Question 8

Bending

Answer 8

Simplest form of forming metal. You can bend with simply a vice and hitting it or in jigs/machines.

Question 9

Casting

Answer 9

The process involves pouring molten metal into a prepared cavity in a sand mould and allowing it to solidify.

Question 10

Shearing

Answer 10

A cutting and slicing action

Question 11

Cutting

Answer 11

There are a great many saws used to cut timber - some suit long straight cuts on thicker planks, and others suit curves and complex shapes:

Question 12

Turning

Answer 12

Metal Turning - Used to make circular components from metal bars.

Question 13

Line Bending

Answer 13

A strip heater consists of a hot wire that is used to heat the acrylic to around 160 degrees.

Question 14

Injection molding

Answer 14

Injection molding is a method to make parts by injecting melted material into a mold, which then cools and hardens to form the final product.

Question 15

Extrusion

Answer 15

Extrusion is a process where a material is forced through a die to create a continuous shape or profile, like when making pipes or plastic sheets.

Question 16

Router

Answer 16

Can be used to shape, cut and create designs in wood. Different cutting tools can be used that have different profiles.

Question 17

Turning

Answer 17

Pieces of timber are rotated and cutting tools are then used to shape the material.

Question 18

Laminating

Answer 18

Thin strip of wood are glued together in a former.
It is often used to create curved shapes and famously used in furniture design, including Marcel Breuer and Ikea!

Question 19

Steam Bending

Answer 19

Thicker pieces of timber can be bent if they are steamed first. The steam penetrates the timber fibres and temporarily softens them, allowing them to be formed.

Question 20

Kerfing

Answer 20

Adding thin saw cuts into a thicker material, you can make it flexible, enabling you to make curved shapes.